Marseille reportedly rebuffed in Maupay loan attempt

What a great acquisition he was!

He'll probably go out on loan for nothing and then he's out of contract... What a truly awful signing Maupay has been. I never rated him when he was at Brighton and thought he was strange signing when he came in.

Thelwell has done a pretty good job all things considered but Maupay has been a rare misstep from him.

I remember when we were linked with Maupay, heaps of Brighton fans were saying they'd drive him to Goodison themselves. That's always a bit of a red flag for me.

Now I'm sure we'd have plenty of fans who would gladly carry him on their backs to France if they had to.

Bang average player and a bit of a dick too, if his social media presence is anything to go by.

He's a decent player — he just hasn't been used properly at all.

Who would he replace, not only now but when the whole squad is fit to play?

Without any of the above, we are limited to corners and set plays (which we are crap at as no one can hit the target from a free kick).

So, to be fair to any forward, I just wouldn't have a clue if they were worth keeping or not. That's the issue with Calvert-Lewin, Beto, Chermiti, Maupay, and has been the issue since we sold Lukaku, Digne, lost Sigurdsson, kicked out James, Baines retired, Barry retired, Cahill retired, Rooney booted.

Trawling back to articles in the media regarding his release from Burnley, it is a sobering read, with many of the same issues to the fore. The complaint was that he stabilised the ship but was never able to move it on and consequently Burnley fell. It has an all-too-familiar ring.

Or don't they fancy taking Maupay full-time when they may get him for free at season's end? Or change their minds?

I can only say that Brighton's manager knew how to utilise him in their setup. Lampard, who brought him in, had no clue. Samewise, Richarlison was so bad at Spurs but it doesn't necessarily mean he turns into a shit player.

He's not a Dyche type of player. So he needs to be moved on. But it doesn't mean that he's a bad player. It's painful to say but he's a better finisher than Calvert-Lewin.

Just as I've stopped blaming managers (to a degree), any striker playing for Everton in recent seasons is on a forlorn hope, up there on their own.

He could have played off Calvert-Lewin. He's not a bad player, just not a lone striker.

Like posters above have said, he's never been played in his right position just behind a striker. Typical Everton.

The Everton way of an isolated striker chasing lost causes. I felt sorry for James Beattie as I thought he was quality. DCL, Maupay and many others would be more effective in a team who's priority is to score and indeed win games with a switched on midfield, not keep it tight and nick one.

He could do ok in a proper 442 or 411, playing next to a larger man. However, I can't actually remember the last time we played two proper forwards together on a regular basis (Campbell/Radzinsky?). Ever since Moyes brought in his 451 (460 on a couple of occasions) Goodison has been a bit of a graveyard for strikers for the best part of 20 years. Ironically you'd think he'd do ok next to Calvert Lewin but Dyche would never play that.

Maupay has been useless at Everton, a complete panic buy, gifting Brighton £15m for a player they were happy to get rid of. However, he just wasn't the player we needed so not all his fault. Brentford fans seem to love him.

We have a loser's mindset that needs correcting…. Moshiri spunked £500M to give us that team. What the actual fuck???

Can only think that is down to money we are expected to contribute, or we're just looking to sell, not loan again

Playing off DCL and getting some flick ons would be a different story. I saw a few games last season in a similar little and large line up and he was way more effective than anything we have on the pitch today.

What system,will you employ?

An Attacking one,cos your footy has been fucking dire for 30 years on and off!

So what formation will you play?

Either 5-3-2,4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1,but there'll be definitely two Strikers up top to give us a genuine chance of winning ANY game regardless of the opposition...home or away, League or Cup... foreign or domestic or pre-season game!

Welcome to our Club,lad...now fucking win us a fucking trophy and regular wins at Mordor!

No problem...thank you,I'll give you all THE Best Blues team ever fucking seen ok...just keep the funds coming and I'll do the rest!!!

I had in my mind when we bought him, small but nippy

So now we may get Begovic back. I guess we need 2 keepers instead of 2 fullbacks.

Is the current backup injured.

So now we may get Begovic back. I guess we need 2 keepers instead of 2 fullbacks.

Is the current backup injured.

The squads so thin and players already look goosed, can he really do worse than dacoures recent form ?
We will probably have an injury crisis at some point, oh hang on, I mean another one, as we are 1 game in and already struggling to fill the back 4.

8 goals last year !!! For Brentford. Scoring 8 goals He's definitely not a Dyche player !!!

Last year we were terrible, but other teams were worse.
Are the teams who come up of a better standard this year ? I'd say yes, and they are spending too.
If we get a terrible start, the board can't hesitate this year.

He isn't going to risk it all against Brighton and Spurs with players who don't yet know their partners' tendencies, as Frank would have. Deal with it or do one.

At that point, we needed a striker for backup as Richarlison was the goal threat as Dom was injured. Never happened.

I think there's an element of Thelwell asking Frank what he wanted, and Frank didn't know.

Our current striker doesn't possess any of those attributes.

Do you think he wants to play a 39-year -old at right-back?

I'm surprised there's not been more demand for him; in the league last season, he managed 6 goals and 3 assists in 1300 minutes which is a good return.

Hopefully he can find a loan with an obligation to pay between £6-8M for him which should mean a minimal loss. Decent player, bad fit.

Yes, he certainly is a great watch on X (Twitter).

So, peas in a pod then…

Is he mad? Why on earth do you need to think about being offered that kind of money?

I suppose nowadays £3.5M is low;however, getting him, hopefully, off the payroll should save us a couple of million.

He's like that kid at school who goads everyone and then goes crying to the headmaster when someone gives him a little slap.

Goodbye.

I've seen the same reports but I'm not sure how that works for us. He is in the last season of his contract, with an option to extend for a year.

For Marseille, or anyone, to have to pay for him would mean us having to run the risk of taking up the option for the extra year and have him on the books if nobody wants him.

Holgate next out please.